War and Peace — Page 2

English → Pt CHAPTER I Level 8/10

He had just entered, wearing an embroidered court uniform, knee breeches, and shoes, and had stars on his breast and a serene expression on his flat face.

Ele acabava de entrar, usando um uniforme de corte bordado, calções até os joelhos e sapatos, e tinha estrelas no peito e uma expressão serena em seu rosto chato.

He spoke in that refined French in which our grandfathers not only spoke but thought, and with the gentle, patronizing intonation natural to a man of importance who had grown old in society and at court.

Ele falava naquele francês refinado no qual nossos avós não apenas falavam, mas pensavam, e com a entonação suave e condescendente natural a um homem de importância que havia envelhecido na sociedade e na corte.

He went up to Anna Pávlovna, kissed her hand, presenting to her his bald, scented, and shining head, and complacently seated himself on the sofa.

Ele se aproximou de Anna Pávlovna, beijou sua mão, apresentando-lhe sua cabeça calva, perfumada e brilhante, e acomodou-se com satisfação no sofá.

"First of all, dear friend, tell me how you are. Set your friend's mind at rest," said he without altering his tone, beneath the politeness and affected sympathy of which indifference and even irony could be discerned.

"Antes de tudo, minha cara amiga, diga-me como vai. Tranquilize o espírito de seu amigo", disse ele sem alterar o tom, sob cuja polidez e simpatia afetada podiam ser percebidos a indiferença e até a ironia.

"Can one be well while suffering morally? Can one be calm in times like these if one has any feeling?" said Anna Pávlovna. "You are staying the whole evening, I hope?"

"Pode alguém estar bem enquanto sofre moralmente? Pode alguém estar calmo em tempos como estes se tiver algum sentimento?" disse Anna Pávlovna. "Você ficará a noite toda, espero?"

"And the fete at the English ambassador's? Today is Wednesday. I must put in an appearance there," said the prince. "My daughter is coming for me to take me there."

"E a festa na casa do embaixador inglês? Hoje é quarta-feira. Devo aparecer lá", disse o príncipe. "Minha filha vem me buscar para me levar lá."

"I thought today's fete had been canceled. I confess all these festivities and fireworks are becoming wearisome."

"Pensei que a festa de hoje tivesse sido cancelada. Confesso que todas essas festividades e fogos de artifício estão se tornando enfadonhos."

"If they had known that you wished it, the entertainment would have been put off," said the prince, who, like a wound-up clock, by force of habit said things he did not even wish to be believed.

"Se soubessem que era seu desejo, o entretenimento teria sido adiado", disse o príncipe, que, como um relógio à corda, por força do hábito dizia coisas nas quais nem mesmo desejava ser acreditado.

"Don't tease!

"Não provoque!

Vocabulary

acabava: ah-kah-BAH-vah — Imperfect tense of 'acabar'; was finishing or had just done.
entrar: en-TRAR — To enter or come into a place.
usando: oo-ZAN-doo — Present participle of 'usar'; wearing or using something.
uniforme: oo-nee-FOR-mee — A uniform; standardized clothing worn by a group.
corte: KOR-chee — Court, as in royal court; also means 'cut'.
bordado: bor-DAH-doo — Embroidered; decorated with needlework patterns.
calções: kal-SOYNS — Shorts or knee-length breeches worn as clothing.
até: ah-TEH — Preposition or adverb meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
joelhos: zhoo-EH-lyoos — Knees; the joints in the middle of the legs.
sapatos: sah-PAH-toos — Shoes; footwear worn on the feet.
tinha: TEEN-yah — Imperfect of 'ter'; had or used to have.
estrelas: es-TREH-lahs — Stars; luminous celestial bodies or decorative star symbols.
peito: PAY-too — Chest; the front part of the upper torso.
expressão: ex-preh-SOWN — Expression; a look or feeling shown on one's face.
serena: seh-REH-nah — Serene, calm; peaceful and untroubled in appearance.
rosto: HOS-too — Face; the front part of a person's head.
chato: SHAH-too — Flat or dull; can mean boring or unpleasant person.
falava: fah-LAH-vah — Imperfect of 'falar'; was speaking or used to speak.
naquele: nah-KEH-lee — Contraction of 'em' + 'aquele'; meaning 'in that'.
francês: fran-SEHS — French; the language or something relating to France.
refinado: heh-fee-NAH-doo — Refined; cultured, polished, and sophisticated in manner.
qual: kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'.
nossos: NOH-soos — Possessive pronoun meaning 'our' in masculine plural form.
avós: ah-VOHZ — Grandparents; the parents of one's parents.
apenas: ah-PEH-nahs — Only, just; used to limit or restrict a statement.
falavam: fah-LAH-vown — Imperfect of 'falar'; they used to speak or spoke.
pensavam: pen-SAH-vown — Imperfect of 'pensar'; they used to think or thought.
entonação: en-too-nah-SOWN — Intonation; the rise and fall of voice while speaking.
suave: SWAH-vee — Soft, gentle, or smooth in tone or texture.
condescendente: kon-deh-sen-DEN-chee — Condescending; showing a sense of superiority toward others.
natural: nah-too-RAHL — Natural; existing in or caused by nature; effortless.
homem: OH-mem — Man; an adult male human being.
importância: im-por-TAN-see-ah — Importance; the quality of being significant or influential.
havia: ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect of 'haver'; there was or had existed.
envelhecido: en-veh-lyeh-SEE-doo — Past participle of 'envelhecer'; aged or grown old.
sociedade: soh-see-eh-DAH-dee — Society; the community of people living organized together.
aproximou: ah-pro-ksee-MOH — Past tense of 'aproximar'; approached or came near.
beijou: bay-ZHOH — Past tense of 'beijar'; kissed someone as a greeting.
mão: mown — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
apresentando-lhe: ah-preh-zen-TAN-doo-lyee — Presenting or introducing to him/her; showing respectfully.
cabeça: kah-BEH-sah — Head; the upper part of the human body.
calva: KAL-vah — Bald; describing a head with little or no hair.
perfumada: per-foo-MAH-dah — Perfumed; fragrant, having a pleasant applied scent.
brilhante: bree-LYAN-chee — Brilliant, shiny; gleaming or intellectually impressive.
acomodou-se: ah-koh-moh-DOH-see — Settled or made himself comfortable in a seat.
satisfação: sah-chees-fah-SOWN — Satisfaction; a feeling of fulfillment or contentment.
sofá: soh-FAH — Sofa; an upholstered couch for sitting or reclining.
Antes: AN-chees — Before; earlier in time or prior to something else.
tudo: TOO-doo — Everything or all; referring to the totality of things.
cara: KAH-rah — Dear; a term of endearment, also means 'face' or 'expensive'.
amiga: ah-MEE-gah — Female friend; a woman who is a close companion.
diga-me: DEE-gah-mee — Tell me; an imperative asking someone to speak.
vai: vah-ee — Present tense of 'ir'; goes or is going somewhere.
Tranquilize: tran-kee-LEE-zee — Calm down; imperative to soothe or reassure someone.
espírito: es-PEE-ree-too — Spirit or mind; one's inner emotional or mental state.
amigo: ah-MEE-goo — Friend; a male companion or acquaintance.
disse: DEE-see — Past tense of 'dizer'; said or told someone something.
sem: sem — Preposition meaning 'without'; lacking something.
alterar: al-teh-RAR — To alter or change; to modify tone, form, or content.
tom: ton — Tone; the quality or manner of a voice or color.
sob: sob — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath' something.
cuja: KOO-zhah — Relative possessive pronoun meaning 'whose' in feminine form.
polidez: poh-lee-DEHS — Politeness; courteous and respectful behavior toward others.
simpatia: sim-pah-CHEE-ah — Sympathy or friendliness; warm feeling toward someone.
afetada: ah-feh-TAH-dah — Affected; artificial or pretentious in behavior or manner.
podiam: poh-DJEE-own — Imperfect of 'poder'; they could or were able to.
ser: sehr — To be; the infinitive of the permanent state verb.
percebidos: per-seh-BEE-doos — Perceived or noticed; detected by the senses or mind.
indiferença: in-dee-feh-REN-sah — Indifference; lack of interest or concern about something.
ironia: ee-roh-NEE-ah — Irony; expressing meaning opposite to the literal words.
Pode: POH-djee — Can or may; present tense of 'poder' meaning to be able.
alguém: al-GHEM — Someone; an unspecified or unknown person.
estar: es-TAR — To be; infinitive for temporary states or conditions.
bem: bem — Well; in a good or satisfactory state or manner.
enquanto: en-KWAN-too — While or as long as; indicating simultaneous actions.
sofre: SOH-free — Present tense of 'sofrer'; suffers or endures pain.
moralmente: moh-ral-MEN-chee — Morally; in an ethical or psychological sense.
calmo: KAL-moo — Calm; tranquil and free from agitation or excitement.
tempos: TEM-poos — Times or periods; segments of duration or historical era.
estes: ES-chees — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these' in masculine plural.
tiver: chee-VEHR — Future subjunctive of 'ter'; if one has or will have.
algum: al-GOOM — Some or any; referring to an indefinite quantity or person.
sentimento: sen-chee-MEN-too — Feeling or sentiment; an emotional response or sensation.
Você: voh-SEH — You; second person singular pronoun used in Brazilian Portuguese.
ficará: fee-kah-RAH — Future tense of 'ficar'; will stay or remain somewhere.
noite: NOY-chee — Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
toda: TOH-dah — All or entire; referring to the whole of something.
espero: es-PEH-roo — I hope or I expect; present tense of 'esperar'.
festa: FES-tah — Party or celebration; a social gathering for enjoyment.
casa: KAH-zah — House or home; a place where someone lives.
embaixador: em-bah-ee-shah-DOR — Ambassador; a diplomatic representative of a country.
inglês: in-GLEHS — English; relating to England or the English language.
Hoje: OH-zhee — Today; referring to the current day.
quarta-feira: KWAHR-tah FAY-rah — Wednesday; the fourth day of the week.
Devo: DEH-voo — I must or I owe; first person of 'dever'.
aparecer: ah-pah-reh-SEHR — To appear or show up at a place or event.
lá: lah — There; referring to a place away from the speaker.
príncipe: PRIN-see-pee — Prince; a male member of a royal family.
filha: FEE-lyah — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parents.
vem: vem — Present tense of 'vir'; comes or is coming.
buscar: boos-KAR — To fetch or pick up; to go get someone or something.
levar: leh-VAR — To take or carry someone or something somewhere.
Pensei: pen-SAY — Past tense of 'pensar'; I thought or considered something.
hoje: OH-zhee — Today; this current day.
tivesse: chee-VEH-see — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ter'; if one had or were to have.
sido: SEE-doo — Past participle of 'ser'; been, used in perfect tenses.
cancelada: kan-seh-LAH-dah — Cancelled; an event that was called off or annulled.
Confesso: kon-FEH-soo — I confess or admit; acknowledging something honestly.
todas: TOH-dahs — All; referring to every one in a feminine plural group.
essas: EH-sahs — Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun nearby.
festividades: fes-chee-vee-DAH-deez — Festivities; celebrations and festive events or parties.
fogos: FOH-goos — Fires or fireworks; plural of 'fogo', meaning fire.
artifício: ar-chee-FEE-see-oo — Artifice or device; in 'fogos de artifício' means fireworks.
estão: es-TOWN — Present tense of 'estar'; they are (temporary state).
tornando: tor-NAN-doo — Present participle of 'tornar'; becoming or making something.
enfadonhos: en-fah-DOH-nyoos — Tedious or boring; tiresome and uninteresting activities.
soubessem: soh-BEH-sem — Imperfect subjunctive of 'saber'; if they knew something.
era: EH-rah — Imperfect of 'ser'; was, describing a past state.
desejo: deh-ZEH-zhoo — Desire or wish; a strong feeling of wanting something.
entretenimento: en-treh-teh-nee-MEN-too — Entertainment; activities that provide amusement or enjoyment.
teria: teh-REE-ah — Conditional of 'ter'; would have, expressing hypothetical.
adiado: ah-djee-AH-doo — Postponed or delayed; moved to a later time.
relógio: heh-LOH-zhee-oo — Clock or watch; a device for measuring and displaying time.
corda: KOR-dah — String or cord; also used in 'dar corda' meaning to wind up.
força: FOR-sah — Force or strength; power or habitual compulsion.
hábito: AH-bee-too — Habit; a routine behavior performed regularly automatically.
dizia: djee-ZEE-ah — Imperfect of 'dizer'; was saying or used to say.
coisas: KOY-zahs — Things; objects, matters, or topics in general.
quais: kwahees — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' in plural form.
nem: nem — Neither or not even; used in negative constructions.
mesmo: MEZ-moo — Even, same, or himself; used for emphasis or comparison.
desejava: deh-zeh-ZHAH-vah — Imperfect of 'desejar'; was wishing or used to desire.
acreditado: ah-kreh-djee-TAH-doo — Believed or credited; past participle of 'acreditar'.
provoque: proh-VOH-kee — Provoke; subjunctive imperative telling someone not to incite.

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